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when i was at the institute, we used to bring bravo to work with us. he used to come to the office where i was the cia director. bravo sat in on almost all of the meetings involving the operations against bin laden. to this day he has not told a damn soul on what happened. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you for coming today. i would also like to thank the national press club staff for organizing today's event. you can find more information about the national press club on our website. if you would like a copy today's event, please check our website at press.org. thank you. we are adjourned. >> if you worked for him, you would get a mercurial, sometimes a generous, sometimes over- bearing, sometimes cool boss -- rule boss, and he did not know how to apologize, which given his age and class, he had a way of turning the tables. his version of an apology would be to say you are doing a very good job today. the issue was never settled. he always had to get the last word in. one night, going through white hall, a german bomb fell, and he should not have been
when i was at the institute, we used to bring bravo to work with us. he used to come to the office where i was the cia director. bravo sat in on almost all of the meetings involving the operations against bin laden. to this day he has not told a damn soul on what happened. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you for coming today. i would also like to thank the national press club staff for organizing today's event. you can find more information about the national press club on our website. if...
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in the loaded back to us to perpetuate our debt system. -- then the load it back to us to perpetuate our debt system. -- then they loan it back to us to perpetuate our debt system. the longer this process continues, the harsher the outcome will be. the financial crisis is actually a moral crisis. many are noticing that a financial crisis looms, but few understand it is a reality of world crisis. it is the moral crisis that has allowed our liberties to be undermined and permits the exponential growth of illegal government power without a clear understanding of the nature of the crisis. it'll be difficult to prevent a steady march towards three and the poverty double company it. the people have to decide -- that will accompany it. the people have to decide what kind of government they want. what we see today is a result of that type of thinking, and the results speak for themselves. a culture of violence. americans now suffer from a culture of violence. it is easy to reject the initiation of violence against one's neighbor, but it is ironic that the people arbitrarily and freely anoint
in the loaded back to us to perpetuate our debt system. -- then the load it back to us to perpetuate our debt system. -- then they loan it back to us to perpetuate our debt system. the longer this process continues, the harsher the outcome will be. the financial crisis is actually a moral crisis. many are noticing that a financial crisis looms, but few understand it is a reality of world crisis. it is the moral crisis that has allowed our liberties to be undermined and permits the exponential...
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people want to see us unofficially even if they cannot see us officially. we should try to continue to work with them to provide information. our and why you program just opened a new web site -- our nyu program just opened in the website to talk about our experiences and problems for the legal procedures of the death penalty in this country. the most effective thing we can do to promote human rights in china is to improve our own example. the chinese people are not foolish. they have access to all kinds of information. i remember doing a broadcast about criminal-justice in china. every question i got concerned america's failing in our domestic human rights. we cannot keep on saying do what we say, not what we do. we have to cooperate to the extent that we can with china directly and on the other hand improve our human rights challenges which have accumulated in the last decade. >> the problem with gerry cohen, everyone believes we have a piece of the ownership. no one remembers he is a yale college graduate. you just have to live with it, gerry. for me, th
people want to see us unofficially even if they cannot see us officially. we should try to continue to work with them to provide information. our and why you program just opened a new web site -- our nyu program just opened in the website to talk about our experiences and problems for the legal procedures of the death penalty in this country. the most effective thing we can do to promote human rights in china is to improve our own example. the chinese people are not foolish. they have access to...
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[laughter] a worse one for us. another thought i learned from david a long time ago is that no deal is perfect. the deal that we republicans fought was less good did help lead to less prices a few years later. those who vote for it are likely to lose their jobs. i would urge them to do so anyway because even in a recession, it is probably better work out there than you need in congress anyway. thank you. [laughter] >> joined by speaker foley -- he would suggest that bob, former cbo director, at this time, with all the pressure put on his office, that you go. he would like to hear your comments. we are turning it over to you. >> thank you. is a pleasure to be with this distinguished group and also, as others have mentioned, to be up here speaking to you rather than down there being spoken at. which happened many times. i thought i would say a few words about the different dimensions of this. first, the difference in pressure to reach an agreement now versus then. as bill frenzel and tom davis has pointed out, the po
[laughter] a worse one for us. another thought i learned from david a long time ago is that no deal is perfect. the deal that we republicans fought was less good did help lead to less prices a few years later. those who vote for it are likely to lose their jobs. i would urge them to do so anyway because even in a recession, it is probably better work out there than you need in congress anyway. thank you. [laughter] >> joined by speaker foley -- he would suggest that bob, former cbo...
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all of us in the u.k. youth parliament had the power to make change happen and i believe the issue needs to be chosen as our national came in to not only benefit from people today, but benefit young people tomorrow. recent figures show youth unemployment has dropped to 62,000 or 1.2 million. petitioners youth unemployment is still disappointingly high despite current efforts, young people need education and skill development. media says this might become the forgotten generation emphatically, this rings true. creation said that to bring to your attention. firstly, a study found there was an attitude cap room in young people are not coming on us coming on this inevitable advice on jobs they could realistically expire two. support needs to be improved for young people's progress. it's about self-esteem. a job history footing in life in the city of parliament, we must strive to give every young person opportunity to contribute fully to society. work experience introduces some people at the work. it's valuable
all of us in the u.k. youth parliament had the power to make change happen and i believe the issue needs to be chosen as our national came in to not only benefit from people today, but benefit young people tomorrow. recent figures show youth unemployment has dropped to 62,000 or 1.2 million. petitioners youth unemployment is still disappointingly high despite current efforts, young people need education and skill development. media says this might become the forgotten generation emphatically,...
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to protect us. sometimes those two are different. we have to constantly ask ourselves those questions. >> thank you. >> i as well want to think senator lugar or many years of service. i think it would be a shame to turn a page on this without -- i do look forward to this happening. i thank you for being here. i do want to say that i was on the ground in libya right after this happened. i was with the team there. i witnessed the shock of the colleagues they lost. i met the folks who were nothing short of absolute american heroes in what they did. i also witnessed the despair that felt like they were out on a tether and did not have the support of washington. i am dismayed that this hearing is centered on additional money, which may well be needed, but as senator boxer said, we would have no idea. we have never done a top to bottom state department since i have been here. i hope that will change in the next congress. we have no idea whether the state department is using the money wisely or not. to eac
to protect us. sometimes those two are different. we have to constantly ask ourselves those questions. >> thank you. >> i as well want to think senator lugar or many years of service. i think it would be a shame to turn a page on this without -- i do look forward to this happening. i thank you for being here. i do want to say that i was on the ground in libya right after this happened. i was with the team there. i witnessed the shock of the colleagues they lost. i met the folks who...
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i would strongly urge us to use the $480 million being spent on the congo, instead being used to help to people in united states of america who are in need of help, or help reduce the deficit that was testified to be the greatest national security threat to the united states of america. it is a matter of priorities. i appreciate the very noble -- i emphasize the word noble -- effort to help people who are in harm's also way in various parts of the world. my colleague from florida mentioned somalia. certainly in vietnam we tried to do the noble things. we're in a different financial reality. in the absence of a national security interest in the congo, i am afraid that sequestration will force us to retract even though we may wish to the contrary. i yield back the remainder of my time. >> a couple of questions. sequestration is not only obama's, but also our responsibility. i believe we voted for it. >> i did not vote for it. >> we talked about this whole issue. it has been suggested that perhaps -- >> $80 million. is that more or less correct? [indiscernible] >> we will hear that in a
i would strongly urge us to use the $480 million being spent on the congo, instead being used to help to people in united states of america who are in need of help, or help reduce the deficit that was testified to be the greatest national security threat to the united states of america. it is a matter of priorities. i appreciate the very noble -- i emphasize the word noble -- effort to help people who are in harm's also way in various parts of the world. my colleague from florida mentioned...
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-- i mean, all these appropriations bills used to go on, they used to be amendments, they used to take days. i used to chair some of the discussions on the floor of the house on these other bills. but, when the defense appropriations bill came up, jack had basically distributed enough earmarks that, that bill took about 30 seconds on the floor. so he understood what it meant, but more importantly, he did it in a way that benefited, in particular, the men and women in uniform. he was totally dedicated. having been a veteran himself, having understood what it meant to go into battle, he really understood what men and women in uniform needed. and so, i am truly delighted that the john p. murtha cancer center will stand as a monument to his legacy and to his commitment to our armed forces. these centers provide extraordinary physical care for our military family. but here at walter reed you also understand the importance of caring for emotional health as well. together, military medical personnel, and military families are raising awareness about those hidden wounds of war, that i talked a
-- i mean, all these appropriations bills used to go on, they used to be amendments, they used to take days. i used to chair some of the discussions on the floor of the house on these other bills. but, when the defense appropriations bill came up, jack had basically distributed enough earmarks that, that bill took about 30 seconds on the floor. so he understood what it meant, but more importantly, he did it in a way that benefited, in particular, the men and women in uniform. he was totally...
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us. >> they are just as good as gold. >> as all of us in this country were starting to see people coming out and talking about their experiences, this phenomenon, that so many of us had experienced in one way or another, and had no words for. other than adolescence, other than growing up. we finally -- people were starting to stand back and say, hold on. this isn't actually a normal part of growing up. this isn't a normal rite of passage. i think there was a moment where there was a possibility for change. and director lee hirsch and i decided to start the film out of that feeling that voices were kind of bubbling up. coming up to the surface to say this isn't something that we can accept anymore. a normal part of our culture. >> film maker cynthia loewen has followed up her award winning film by gathering essays and personal stories in "bully." hear more tonight at 10:00 on "after words" on c-span2 and more book tv online, and like us on facebook. next chiefs of staff to the governors of
us. >> they are just as good as gold. >> as all of us in this country were starting to see people coming out and talking about their experiences, this phenomenon, that so many of us had experienced in one way or another, and had no words for. other than adolescence, other than growing up. we finally -- people were starting to stand back and say, hold on. this isn't actually a normal part of growing up. this isn't a normal rite of passage. i think there was a moment where there was a...